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Little Kids Rock Unveils Lineup For 20th Anniversary Benefit May 13, 2022

Little Kids Rock, the national nonprofit on a mission to transform lives by restoring, expanding, and innovating music education in public schools across the country, today unveiled the lineup of honorees and musical guests for its 20th Anniversary benefit taking place May 17 in New York City. More →

Stars Join Virtual Holiday Benefit for Blythedale Children's Hospital Dec 15, 2020

On Friday, December 18, WCBS-FM’s Scott Shannon in the Morning with Patty Steele will broadcast their final ‘Big Show’ of the year, VIRTUALLY, to entertain the patients and raise money for Blythedale Children’s Hospital’s Traumatic Brain Injury program. More →

Holiday Show To Benefit Blythedale Children's Hospital Dec 19, 2019

WCBS-FM’s Scott Shannon In the Morning with Patty Steele will broadcast their final ‘Big Show’ of the year LIVE from Blythedale Children’s Hospital in Valhalla, New York on December 20. More →

Goo Goo Dolls Select St. Jude Children's Research Hospital As Charity Of Choice Jul 25, 2017

Goo Goo Dolls, the Buffalo-based rock band that has sold millions of albums for more than 20 years, named St. Jude Children's Research Hospital as its charity of choice with donations totaling $422,800 and a new fundraising campaign to support Music Gives to St. Jude Kids Day. More →

Stars Attend Event For Education Through Music-Los Angeles Dec 11, 2015

On December 6, Education Through Music-Los Angeles honored Paramount Pictures’ President of Worldwide Music & Publishing, Randy Spendlove, and Music Teacher (Los Angeles Unified School District) Asuncion Ojeda at the Skirball Cultural Center. More →

Paul McCartney Joins Star-Studded Love Song To The Earth Sep 7, 2015

Internationally renowned artists have released a song urging world leaders to reach a global agreement during the United Nations climate conference in December to limit the impacts of climate change. More →

More Performers Announced For Grammy Foundation Legacy Concert Jan 6, 2014

GRAMMY winners Steve Cropper, Barry Mann, Bonnie Raitt, Mike Reid, Jimmy Webb, and Cynthia Weil, and current GRAMMY nominee Gavin DeGraw are the latest performers announced for A Song Is Born, the 16th Annual GRAMMY Foundation Legacy Concert (formerly the Music Preservation Project), to be held during GRAMMY Week on Jan. 23, 2014, at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles. More →

Kris Kristofferson To Perform At Grammy Foundation Legacy Concert Dec 18, 2013

The GRAMMY Foundation will host A Song Is Born, the 16th Annual GRAMMY Foundation Legacy Concert (formerly the Music Preservation Project), during GRAMMY Week on Jan. 23, 2014, at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles. More →

Britney Spears Helps Save Music Education Nov 11, 2013

The VH1 Save The Music Foundation is proud to announce that pop superstar Britney Spears will headline the 2014 Ambassador class, a collection of celebrities dedicated to showcasing the importance of music education and raising awareness about the work the Foundation is doing to keep music in our schools. More →

Exclusive: Surfer Rob Machado Talks Oceans, Gardens And Giving Back Nov 7, 2013

Legendary surfer, environmental activist and musician, Rob Machado, is hosting his Second Annual Benefit Concert for the Rob Machado Foundation on Monday, November 11, at The Belly Up in Solana Beach, California. More →

Jason Mraz To Perform At Rob Machado Foundation Benefit Concert Oct 8, 2013

Rob Machado – legendary surfer, environmental activist and musician – has put together a stellar lineup for the Second Annual benefit concert for the Rob Machado Foundation, which will take place on Monday, November 11, at The Belly Up in San Diego, CA. More →

Mariah Carey Joins VH1 Save The Music Foundation 2013 Ambassador Class Nov 16, 2012

The VH1 Save The Music Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to restoring instrumental music education programs in our nation’s public schools, announced their 2013 Ambassador class this week with an innovative social media campaign entitled “Pass the Note” kicked off by Mariah Carey and a traditional announcement by Andy Grammer on VH1’s Big Morning Buzz Live! More →

Ne-Yo Encourages Young Voters to Move Forward Nov 1, 2012

‘Forward’, a new song performed by Grammy Award winning R&B singer-songwriter Ne-Yo, the Goo Goo Dolls' Johnny Rzeznik, music legend Herbie Hancock, Delta Rae and Natasha Bedingfield, has been released as a grassroots effort to motivate and inspire nationwide voter participation in the upcoming 2012 Presidential election. More →

Katy Perry Joins Celebrity Charity Ambassador Class Nov 10, 2011

The VH1 Save The Music Foundation has announced its 2012 Ambassador Class, dedicated to restoring instrumental music education programs in our nation’s public schools. More →

Goo Goo Dolls to Play Benefit Gig Aug 15, 2007

American rock band the Goo Goo Dolls are to end their current tour by playing a benefit gig at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on September 6. The band agreed to reschedule a June show for September, and all proceeds will go towards the Griffith Park Recovery Fund, an organization set up to help replenish the natural vegetation destroyed in the park during devastating forest fires in May. More →